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{{character info}}
==Translingual==

===Han character===
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{{Han char|rn=75|rad=木|as=06|sn=10|four=44914|canj=DGG|ids=⿰木圭}}

====Derived characters====
* {{l|mul|[[𠺺]], [[溎]], [[𥉯]], [[蓕]], [[𭵣]]}}

====References====
{{Han ref|kx=0525.020|dkj=14755|dj=0913.050|hdz=21193.050|uh=6842}}

==Chinese==
{{zh-forms}}
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===Glyph origin===
{{Han etym}}
{{Han compound|木|圭|ls=psc|c1=s|c2=p}}.

===Etymology 1===

====Pronunciation====
{{zh-pron
|m=guì
|m-s=
|c=gwai3
|c-t=
|g=
|h=pfs=kui;gd=gui4
|j=
|mb=
|md=gié
|mn=kùi
|mn-t=gui3
|px=buc:ga̤̍/pt,xy:ge4
|w=
|x=
|mc=y
|oc=y
|ma=
|cat=n,a,pn
}}

====Definitions====
{{head|zh|hanzi}}

# [[osmanthus]]; [[sweet osmanthus]]
# [[cassia]]; [[Chinese cinnamon]]
#* {{zh-x|蒙舍 ^蠻 以 椒、薑、桂 和 烹 而 飲 之。|The Mengshe Barbarians use pepper, ginger, and '''cinnamon''' to boil as a drink.|CL|ref={{RQ:Manshu|7|Tea, Trees, Herbs and Fruits|7}}}}
# true [[cinnamon]]; [[Saigon cinnamon]]; [[Indonesian cinnamon]]
# [[laurel]]; [[bay laurel]]
# of or relating to [[Guilin]], [[Guangxi]], or the region of the [[Gui River]]
# {{surname|zh}}

====Compounds====
{{col3|zh|桂花|桂花糕|桂花茶|桂花醬|桂花酒|桂圓|桂圓肉|肉桂|月桂|丹桂|吳剛伐桂|折桂|折桂攀蟾|攀仙桂|攀桂|攀桂客|攀蟾折桂|月中折桂|月中桂|月桂冠|月桂樹|木桂|桂冠|桂冠詩人|桂劇|桂堂|桂子|桂子蘭孫|桂子飄香|桂宮|桂宮柏寢|桂戲|桂旗|桂月|桂林|桂林一枝|桂枝|桂棟|桂棹|桂樹|桂水|桂江|桂海|桂漿|桂父|桂王|桂皮|桂皮酸|桂秋|桂窟|桂竹|桂竹香|桂籍|桂舟|桂蠹|桂輪|桂酒|桂陽|桂馥蘭芳|桂魄|炊桂|爨桂炊玉|米珠薪桂|菌桂|薑桂|薑桂老辣|薪桂米珠|蘭桂|蘭桂騰芳|蘭桂齊芳|蘭薰桂馥|蟾宮折桂|蟾桂|銀桂|食玉炊桂|桂魚|藏桂|桂山|杭桂}}

===Etymology 2===
{{zh-see|鱖|ss}}

==Japanese==

===Kanji===
{{ja-kanji|grade=8|rs=木06}}

# the [[katsura]], the Japanese Judas tree
# the [[cinnamon]] or [[cassia]] tree
# the sweet [[osmanthus]] tree

====Readings====
{{ja-readings
|goon=かい<くわい
|kanon=けい<けい<くゑい
|kun=かつら-, めかつら-
|nanori=か, かつ, よし
}}

====Compounds====
{{der-top|Compounds}}
* {{ja-r|丹%桂|たん%けい|golden osmanthus (''[[Osmanthus fragrans]]'')}}
* {{ja-r|桂%子|^けい%こ}}: a female given name
* {{ja-r|桂%飴|かつら%あめ}}: a type of [[sweet]] traditionally sold in villages in the mountains around Kyōto Prefecture
* {{ja-r|桂%鮎|かつら%あゆ}}: [[ayu]] ([[sweetfish]]) caught in the Katsura River in Kyōto
* {{ja-r|桂%庵|けい%あん}}: a [[mediary]] in an arranged marriage or in a [[lawsuit]]; a hiring [[placement]] specialist
* {{ja-r|桂%園|^けい%えん}}: [[pseudonym]] for {{m|ja|香川景樹|tr=Kagawa Kageki}}, a poet during the late {{w|Edo Period}}
* {{ja-r|桂%園%一%枝|^けい%えん %^いっ%し}}: a private [[anthology]] of poetry printed towards the end of the {{w|Edo Period}}
* {{ja-r|桂%園%派|^けい%えん%は}}: a style of {{m|ja|和歌|tr=waka}} poetry, founded by {{m|ja|香川景樹|tr=Kagawa Kageki}}
* {{ja-r|桂%科|かつら%か}}: the {{taxfmt|Cercidiphyllaceae|family}} [[family]], containing only the {{taxfmt|Cercidiphyllum|genus}} [[genus]], containing only the two [[species]] {{taxfmt|Cercidiphyllum japonicum|species}} and {{taxlink|Cercidiphyllum magnificum|species}}, both commonly called {{m|ja|桂|tr=katsura}}
* {{ja-r|桂%花|けい%か}}, {{ja-r|桂華|けいか}}: {{qualifier|metaphor}} the [[moon]], from a Chinese legend of trees growing on the moon
* {{ja-r|桂%冠|けい%かん}}: a [[laurel]] [[wreath]]
* {{ja-r|桂%冠%詩%人|けい%かん% し%じん}}: a [[poet]] [[laureate]]
* {{ja-r|桂%巻|かつら% まき}}: a style of women's head wrapping popular during the {{w|Muromachi Period}}, using a long piece of cloth tied in front above the forehead
* {{ja-r|桂宮|^かつら-の-みや}}: one of the four {{m|ja|親王家|tr=shinnōke||branches of the Imperial Family of Japan which were eligible to succeed to the Chrysanthemum Throne in the event that the main line should die out}}
* {{ja-r|桂%宮%院|^けい%きゅう%いん}}, {{ja-r|桂%宮%院|^けい%ぐう%いん}}: the inner temple building at the {{w|Hōryū-ji|Hōryūji Temple}} in Kyoto
* {{ja-r|桂%月|けい%げつ}}: alternative word for {{m|ja|月|tr=tsuki||the moon}}; the eighth [[lunar month]]
* {{ja-r|桂%湖%村|^かつら% ^こ%そん}}: a Japanese author, lived 1868-1934
* {{ja-r|桂%江|^けい%こう}}: a river in the Chūgoku region of Japan
* {{ja-r|桂%三%木%助|^かつら% ^み%き%すけ}}: a traditional Japanese comedian ({{m|ja|落語|tr=rakugo}} performer); the first by this name lived 1894-1943, the second lived 1902-1961
* {{ja-r|桂%枝|けい%し}}: a [[branch]] from a [[cassia]], [[katsura]], [[laurel]], or [[cinnamon]] tree; a branch from the [[legendary]] tree that grows on the [[moon]]
* {{ja-r|桂%芝|けい%し}}: alternative word for {{m|ja|万年茸|tr=mannentake}}, a type of [[mushroom]]
* {{ja-r|桂%樹|けい%じゅ}}: common name for various trees in [[family]] {{taxfmt|Lauraceae|family}}, particularly the [[cinnamon]] or [[cassia]] trees; a legendary tree growing on the moon; alternative for {{m|ja|浜枇杷|tr=hamabiwa||a type of tree in the genus ''[[Litsea]]'', related to the [[laurel]]}}
* {{ja-r|桂%秋|けい%しゅう}}: alternative word for {{m|ja|秋|tr=aki||autumn}}
* {{ja-r|桂%春%団%治|^かつら% ^はる%だん%じ}}: [[stage name]] for {{m|ja|川田藤吉|tr=Kawada Fujiyoshi}}, a {{m|ja|落語|tr=rakugo||traditional Japanese comedy}} performer in [[Ōsaka]], lived 1881-1937
* {{ja-r|桂%女|かつら%め}}: a type of {{m|ja|巫女|tr=miko||shrine maiden}}; a woman selling of ''katsura ayu'' and ''katsura ame'' in areas around old Kyōto; a [[prostitute]] from the village of Katsura near Kyōto; a [[noblewoman]]'s [[bridesmaid]] in ancient Japan
* {{ja-r|桂%小%五%郎|^かつら% ^こ%ご%ろう}}: former name of {{m|ja|木戸孝允|tr={{w|Kido Takayoshi}}}}, an important [[politician]] in the late {{w|Edo Period}} and early {{w|Meiji Period}}
* {{ja-r|桂%昌%院|^けい%しょう%いん}}: [[concubine]] of {{m|ja|徳川家光|tr={{w|Tokugawa Iemitsu}}}}, the third Tokugawa [[shōgun]]
* {{ja-r|桂%心|けい%しん}}: [[cinnamon]] or [[cassia]] bark, as used in cooking; {{taxlink|Cinnamomum tenuifolium|species}}, Japanese cinnamon; a type of [[mochi]] [[confection]] coated in cinnamon [[powder]]
* {{ja-r|桂%仙%花|けい%せん%か}}: alternative word for {{m|ja|翁草|tr=okinagusa}}, {{taxlink|Pulsatilla cernua|species}}, a type of low-growing [[anemone]]
{{der-bottom}}

[[File:Cercidiphyllum_japonicum2.jpg|thumb|250px|{{lang|ja|'''桂'''（カツラ)}}: katsura leaves and fruit]]
{{wikipedia|lang=ja}}

===Etymology 1===
{{ja-kanjitab|かつら|yomi=k}}
From {{inh|ja|ojp|-|sort=かつら}}. Originally a compound of {{compound|ja|sort=かつら|香|tr1=ka|t1=fragrance, good smell|出|tr2=zu|t2=to come out, to put something out}} + {{m|ja|ら|tr=ra|pos=nominalizing suffix}}: "that which puts out a good smell", from the way the wood smells good.

====Alternative forms====
* {{ja-l|楓}} {{qualifier|uncommon}}

====Pronunciation====
{{ja-pron|かつら|acc=0|acc_ref=DJR,NHK}}

====Noun====
{{ja-noun|かつら}}

# the [[katsura]] tree, {{taxfmt|Cercidiphyllum japonicum|species}}, also called the Japanese Judas tree
# less commonly, the smaller {{taxlink|Cercidiphyllum magnificum|species}} tree, more specifically called the {{ja-l|広葉桂}} or {{m|ja|ヒロハカツラ|tr=''[[hiroha katsura]]''||broadleaf katsura}}.
# a tree on the [[moon]], from a Chinese legend that the phases of the moon were caused by {{taxfmt|Lauraceae|family}} trees budding, blossoming, then dropping their flowers and leaves again as if in accelerated seasons
# [[julienne]]d [[raw]] [[daikon]], used as a [[garnish]] for [[sashimi]]
# alternative word for {{m|ja|肉桂|tr=nikkei||the cinnamon or cassia tree}} or {{m|ja|桂皮|tr=keihi||cinnamon or cassia bark}}

=====Derived terms=====
* {{ja-r|桂男|かつら おとこ}}: the katsura man, a character in the Chinese legend who lives on the moon

====Proper noun====
{{ja-pos|proper|かつら}}

# {{given name|ja|male|sort=かつら}}
# {{surname|ja|sort=かつら}}
# the west [[bank]] of the Katsura River in Kyōto

[[File:Cinnamomum_verum1.jpg|thumb|250px|{{lang|ja|'''桂'''（めかつら)}} mekatsura ({{taxfmt|Cinnamomum|genus}}) leaves and fruit]]

===Etymology 2===
{{ja-kanjitab|yomi=k|めかつら}}
From {{inh|ja|ojp|-|sort=めかつら}}. Alternative spelling for {{m|ja|女桂|tr=mekatsura||female katsura}}, an archaic name for the [[cinnamon]] tree. Compare {{m|ja|男桂|tr=okatsura||male katsura: the katsura tree}}. Appears with this reading in the {{m|ja|和名類聚抄|tr={{w|Wamyō Ruijushō}}}}, a Japanese dictionary of Chinese characters completed in 938.

====Alternative forms====
* {{ja-r|女桂|めかつら}}

====Pronunciation====
{{ja-pron|めかつら}}

====Noun====
{{ja-noun|めかつら}}

# the [[cinnamon]] tree, or other closely related trees in [[genus]] {{taxfmt|Cinnamomum|genus}}

=====Synonyms=====
* {{ja-r|肉桂|にっけい}}

===Etymology 3===
{{ja-kanjitab|けい|yomi=o}}
From {{bor|ja|ltc|桂|tr=kweiH|sort=けい}}.

====Pronunciation====
{{ja-pron|けい|acc=1|acc_ref=DJR}}

====Noun====
{{ja-noun|けい}}

# the [[cinnamon]] or [[cassia]] tree
# common name for various other trees in [[family]] {{taxfmt|Lauraceae|family}}
# in China, the {{m|ja|木犀|tr=mokusei}} or [[sweet osmanthus]] tree

=====Synonyms=====
* {{sense|cinnamon or cassia}} {{ja-r|肉桂|にっけい}}
* {{sense|sweet osmanthus}} {{ja-r|木犀|もくせい}}

===Etymology 4===
{{ja-kanjitab|けい|yomi=o}}
From a Chinese legend that the phases of the moon were caused by ''kei'' trees, which would bud, blossom, then drop their flowers and leaves again as if in accelerated seasons.

====Pronunciation====
{{ja-pron|けい}}

====Noun====
{{ja-noun|けい}}

# {{lb|ja|sort=けい|euphemistic}} the [[moon]]

=====Synonyms=====
* {{ja-r|月|つき}}
* {{ja-r|桂花|けいか}}

[[File:Shogi_knight.jpg|thumb|250px|{{lang|ja|将棋の'''桂'''}}: shōgi knight]]

===Etymology 5===
{{ja-kanjitab|けい|yomi=o}}
Abbreviation of {{m|ja|桂馬|tr=keima}}, the [[knight]] in {{m|ja|将棋|tr=[[shōgi]]||Japanese chess}}.

====Pronunciation====
{{ja-pron|けい|acc=0|acc_ref=DJR|acc2=1|acc2_ref=DJR}}

====Noun====
{{ja-noun|けい}}

# the [[knight]] in {{m|ja|将棋|tr=[[shōgi]]||Japanese chess}}

=====Synonyms=====
* {{ja-r|桂馬|けいま}}

===References===
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{{C|ja|Saxifragales order plants|sort=かつら}}

==Korean==

===Hanja===
{{ko-hanja|계수나무|계}}

# {{hanja form of|계|[[cinnamon]]}}

==Vietnamese==

===Han character===
{{vi-readings|reading=quế|rs=木06}}

# cinnamon